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...believed that the church exists "wherever Christ is preached and accepted in faith." Consistent with his religious attitude. Luther felt that the authority of nations also rested "upon a divinely instituted order" and not "upon a contractual agreement between the citizens." His political theory was pegged to the maxim: "Obedience is the supreme duty of the citizen...
Parsons is a little skeptical of the traditional political maxim, which he says Eisenhower seems to be following; in order to win elections you have to tell the special interests what they want to hear. "In the long run," he said, "it is difficult to tell whether Stevenson's forth-rightness will be an asset or a liability, but I think he may get away with...
...said: "I am delighted to be back in Paris ... I want to see lots of dressmakers while I am here." A few days later, Aly drove up from his Cannes villa, joined Rita at his Paris house. He took her on an extensive shopping tour, to dinner at Maxim's, on a round of nightclubs and back home. Next day, Aly announced that Rita had a slight cold and would remain indoors. But reporters persisted, and finally Rita and Aly received the press. The divorce plans, said Rita a bit haughtily, were definitely off-"for the present." Bubbling...
Lana, in Technicolor, makes a fetching widow in an assortment of black lace undies. Lamas leaps about energetically and sings five tuneful Lehar songs, including Girls, Girls, Girls, Villa, and I'm Going to Maxim's. There are gypsy dances, a Parisian can-can and a lavish Merry Widow waltz, as well as a good deal of hand kissing, heel clicking, flower tossing, serenades under balconies and debauchery at Maxim's with Lolo, Frou Frou, Mimi, Yvette and Nicolette. Everyone works very hard at being gay, but somehow this Merry Widow is not always as lighthearted...
...Contest gold has all the lure of pirate gold" is a favorite maxim of Wilmer S. Shepherd, founder of the Shepherd Correspondence School of Contest Technique ("the Harvard of contest schools") in Philadelphia. Last week, Wilmer Shepherd was bubbling with pride because one of his students, Mrs. Beatrice A. Zimmer of Modesto, Calif, had won nylons for life in the Sachet Nylon last-line contest. He claims that in 21 years his students, mostly housewives, have won-through radio & TV, magazines, etc.-more than 40,000 prizes valued...